Welcome to the ISU Extension Office in Buena Vista County.

News from Buena Vista County Extension

county fair

Buena Vista County Fair 2012
(Posted on 5/25/2012)
Want to know when your ID forms are due? What about the entry date? Find that all out right here.

bean leaf beetle

Crop News
(Posted on 5/16/2012)
For all you Crop news and infomation

raised bed gardening

May Clippings
(Posted on 5/16/2012)
Raised Bed Gardening Water Gardens for the Deck, Patio or Garden Companions in the Garden

hayprices

Mid‐ to Late‐ April, 2012 Hay Price Update
(Posted on 4/30/2012)
These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Much of the price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets. Auctions were chosen to reflect prices across Iowa. Other nearby auctions may exist. No endorsement of the listed auctions is intended.

alfalfa cutting

Cold Injury to Alfalfa and other forage corps ?
(Posted on 4/10/2012)
With frost predicted for much of the state for the next couple nights ( or past few In parts of northern Iowa!) Here are some management options for producers considering harvest of alfalfa after the frost

Clover

New Babysitting Club
(Posted on 3/2/2012)
Do you like kids? Would you like to earn money?

clover

Swine Project Requirement Updates
(Posted on 2/15/2012)
Attention all State Fair Swine Project participants

Extension and Outreach

Buena Vista County stockholders report 2012
(Posted on 2/8/2012)
What has Buena Vista County Extension done is 2011?

pig

2012 4H special Swine Project
(Posted on 2/8/2012)
Would you like to learn more about pigs? How to care for them, the different breeds, and how to show them? Read the information below to learn how.

Financial course

Extension and Outreach Financial Coaching Course to Begin
(Posted on 9/27/2010)
Sharpen Your Financial Coaching Skills, a course from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, is designed for volunteers, clergy and others working in nonprofit groups and organizations who assist people with financial management concerns. The next course begins in April at five locations in Iowa.

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